The Garfield G-Men are taking a road trip to challenge the Southeast Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Garfield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Garfield's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Champion 50-0 on the road. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for the G-Men this season.
It was another big night for Devin Bates, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Garfield's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Harper Troyer with two.
Meanwhile, Southeast entered their matchup against Crestview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Southeast had to suffer through a 68-19 loss at the hands of Crestview.
Garfield's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Southeast, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went Garfield's way against Southeast when the teams last played back in October of 2020, as Garfield made off with a 27-7 win. In that contest, Garfield amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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